In the Western Balkans, government failures are increasing coal pollution

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In the Western Balkans, government failures are increasing coal pollution

Dereliction of law enforcement duties by governments in the Western Balkans again led to an increase in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution from the region’s antiquated coal power plants in 2023. Dust and nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution from coal plants also continued to exceed legal limits. Six years since pollution control rules came into force under the Energy Community Treaty, sulphur dioxide emissions from coal plants included in the National E…